Fool in the poisonous thorn

  Three days later, when I ran five kilometers with a heavy load on my back, they told me that I had exceeded the time limit by four minutes. I consciously added another four kilometers to make up for it. By the time I finished running, I was so exhausted that I was panting heavily, but what surprised me was that this time I was standing and panting, rather than lying on the ground like usual!

  At that moment, I was both excited and happy, because there was no longer a feeling of cold seeping into my pores! Because after running, I could finally stand up! This record I kept for four days, during which time I exerted all my strength, starting to compete with myself!

  Maybe someone would say that's a stupid behavior, and I don't deny it at all. At that moment, I was indeed a stupid guy, a boring guy who argued with himself! A soldier shouldering the responsibility of national peace and stability! The profession I'm most proud of! That's what soldiers are! A group destined to be different from ordinary people's lives! A group using their youth, using "stupid" behavior, to continue writing the happy and stable life of the nation's people!

  Four days later, when I finished running, Da Hei Lian and Xiang Zi told me with a smile that I had exceeded two minutes.

  When I heard their answer, I smiled foolishly. The running footsteps didn't stop for a second and continued to run another two kilometers. When I stood in front of them, I was no longer panting heavily like the previous few days. Although it was still uncomfortable, I could smile and say a few words with the two of them.

  I trained for two more days. Two days later, when I easily ran five kilometers, Da Hei Lian and Xiangzi gave me an OK gesture with sunglasses! At that moment, I panted and burst out laughing, then shouted loudly!

  Big Black Face came over with a smile and gently kicked me, saying "What's the big deal! Do you think you're a treble? Your score is just barely passing!"

  I was stunned as soon as I heard it. "No way!"

  "You've just barely passed your own limit again! You still need to keep working hard! With results like these, you can only follow behind the team's ass! Young man, don't be proud, keep working hard! Do you know what to do next?"

  The big black face smiled and looked at the ground, not saying anything else. I watched him shake his head, then fell to the ground and started my remaining 100 push-ups and 100 squats!

  These days I've already forgotten what it's like to feel "tired"! Every day is just running, non-stop running! As soon as I lie down in bed at night, I fall asleep!

  Big Black Face told me, everyone has their own limits. As long as you dare to challenge your limits, you will make progress continuously! You must be brave enough to break through your limits in order to gain more potential! Once you stop persisting in training, your limit will return to what it was before, or even worse than before! If you break through one limit but don't seek to continue breaking through, then you can only stay at the current position!

  Like this, I ran for a whole month! In this month, I wore out four pairs of running shoes, and my feet were covered with countless blisters and blood blisters! Every time I was forced to soak my feet in hot water by the big black face, that kind of heart-wrenching pain would awaken my lost logical thinking!

  A month later, obstacle training began, namely 400-meter obstacles, 110-meter tactical obstacles and tactical defense. Although it is a new training subject, the fully armed five-kilometer cross-country training in the early morning still persisted!

  At first, I practiced every day until I was dizzy and disoriented. Sometimes when I jumped into a 2-meter pit, I couldn't climb out! Da Hei Lian and Xiangzi took the fire hose and ran to the edge, giving me a "bath" in the pit, the icy coldness instantly cooled me down, and with trembling hands, I climbed up with all my might!

  This training lasted for almost a month. The camouflage uniform with holes I originally had, has become a "brand new" beggar's uniform! The scars on my arms healed and cracked open again, stopped bleeding and started bleeding again!

  Thief